Real Estate News

Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty!

April 15th, 2013 Categories: Denny Oh, Real Estate News

Windermere Signature Properties has become the newest Sotheby’s office in San Diego county. We’re now part of Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty. Sotheby’s is one of the top names in real estate worldwide and is quickly becoming one of the best real estate brokerages in San Diego. As a company, Pacific Sotheby’s grew 60% from 2011 to 2012.

Pacific Sotheby’s is led by CEO Brian Arrington and his partners Steve Games and Nyda Jones-Church (founders of Prudential California Realty). Aside from having a better brand, greater exposure (for sellers) and more resources, not much else will change. I’ll still answer the phone when you call and I’ll still be the one helping you with your real estate needs.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you!

Denny Oh 858-243-2092 [email protected]

Here’s a quick (just under 3 minutes) video about The Sotheby’s International Realty brand.

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Home Prices are Up

April 10th, 2013 Categories: Real Estate News

According to the San Diego Association of Realtors, single-family homes prices are up…a lot! Countywide, homes prices were up 19% in March (versus March ’12) and up 5% from February 2013. Condo prices in March increased 14% from February and 30% from March of 2012.

With only 1.5 months of available inventory, market times have decreased by about a third (90 to 60 days) from the year before. While prices are rising at an impressive rate, I don’t see this continuing for too much longer. Sooner than later, home owners will realize what they can get for their homes and inventory will pick up – which is the main reason why prices are rising now.

If you’re looking to sell, I’d suggest doing so soon.

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Top US Real Estate Markets

March 21st, 2013 Categories: Real Estate News, San Diego Sales Statistics

In a recent study run by Redfin, San Diego was ranked the sixth hottest real estate market in the country. The study, which was summarized in the San Diego Daily Transcript (“San Diego 6th fastest” 3/18/13) said that Redfin based their report on listings that “[went] under contract in 24 hours or less.” San Diego was California’s hottest market with 135 sales (the study looked at listings from 10/1/12-2/26/13), with Los Angeles (132) and Sacramento (128) close behind.

Phoenix was at the top of the list with 540 listings selling within the first 24 hours, Chicago was second with 261 sales and Houston (188), Dallas (184) and Austin (163) rounded up the top five cities. Only Chicago, Baltimore (with 97) and Washington DC (87) were not in the West. According to the study, San Diego’s inventory dropped 50.1% in February of 2013 from the year before.

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There’s Nothing to Buy!

March 11th, 2013 Categories: Real Estate News, San Diego Sales Statistics

Since the beginning of 2013, I’ve (well, my assistant Kea) been monitoring the downtown San Diego condo market’s inventory. Each Wednesday I (she) records how many active, contingent and pending listings there are. Active listings are those that are available. Contingent listings are short sales that have offers accepted by the owner, but are contingent upon the bank approving the terms. Pending listings are those that have fully accepted offers and are in escrow.

Data is recorded each Wednesday and has been graphed below.

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$4M Penthouse Sold in 10 Days!

February 14th, 2013 Categories: Real Estate News, San Diego Sales Statistics

For those of you who don’t want to spend time reading the entire post, here are the key points:

$4M condo sells in 10 days
57% of all home sales in California had multiple offers.
41% of all California homes sales sold at the asking price or higher
Rents = Mortgage Payments
Short Sales Down 53% and Foreclosures Down 48%
2.1 Months Supply of Inventory

A few weeks ago a 4,000+ sqft, 26th floor condo at the Metropolitan (top 10 floors of the Omni Hotel) came on the market for $3,995,000. A short 10 days later, the condo went pending.* And while this price point is not typical, it’s not unusual for listings to get multiple offers and sell within a few weeks. Prices are the highest they’ve been since the market crashed and buyer’s are in a hurry to get into the market before it’s too late.

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San Diego – Cougars, Craft Beer Hipsters, The 1% and Hot Douches…

January 17th, 2013 Categories: Real Estate News

If Carmen Sandiego could live in San Diego, what part of San Diego would Carmen Sandiego live in? Well for now, she’s only going to live in Sandiegoh. However, if I asked you the same question, what would you say? Del Mar? Downtown? North Park? Well, don’t answer quite yet. Recently a local graphic designer, Raanan Jonboi Rosenfeld, drew his own map of San Diego and offered his “slightly offensive, but pretty fair” map of the County and how he sees it.

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California Is the Worst State in the Country

January 14th, 2013 Categories: Real Estate News, San Diego Sales Statistics

According to The San Diego Daily Transcript (SDDT), California is the worst State in the Country – well, at least in terms of real estate that’s available to purchase. In San Diego County, December of 2012 had 56.7% fewer homes for sale than the year before. And while the inventory was down, the number of homes sold actually increased 12.5% (Dec. ’12 vs Dec. ’11) – think about that….people had less than half the number of homes to choose from, but they still bought 12.5% more homes. The median price per square foot for single family detached homes in San Diego County also rose by 13.6%, further confirming that we’ve passed the bottom.

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We’re Six Months Past the Bottom!

December 27th, 2012 Categories: Real Estate News

Yesterday, the San Diego Daily Transcript (SDDT) published an article with the following headline – Housing demand is up, inventory is low, and prices are increasing in San Diego. According to the article, “the housing market took a turn six months ago with increased demand leading to higher prices.” For reasons that seem to be unknown, buyers have shown a drastic increase in activity and are snatching up inventory as quickly as they can.

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The New CAC Park

November 26th, 2012 Categories: Real Estate News

An idea that began over 80 years ago, is finally underway. The San Diego county’s waterfront park is now moving forward. Plans for the park were originally prepared when the County admin building was built in the 30′s, but lack of funding and other issues had put things on hold…until now. Located between Pacific Hwy/Harbor Drive and Beech/Date Streets, a total of 8 acres of park space will be built. The County Administration Center Waterfront Park will take over the existing parking lots on the south and north side of the County Administration Center (CAC).

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Lane Field – “A Much Better Cereal Box”

October 11th, 2012 Categories: Real Estate News

Tuesday, the San Diego Unified Port District approved the first phase of Lane Field’s hotel project. The revised proposal wasn’t a drastic change from what was proposed in July, but according to Lee Burdick, the Port commissioner, it’s “a much better cereal box” than what was previously submitted to them. I’m not sure that’s saying a lot, but I would have to agree, it does look better…I’m just not sure how much better. Take a look at the two proposals…

Proposed in July 2012